boomeritis

English

Etymology

From boomer +‎ -itis, coined by Ken Wilber in Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free (2002).

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Noun

boomeritis (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A narcissistic liberal worldview associated with baby boomers.
    • 2009, Larry Samuel, Rich: the rise and fall of American wealth culture, page 222:
      Techies were the most juvenile, but other wealthy men, in the full throes of boomeritis, also acted like kids in a candy store.
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